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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Describing graph
The graph shows the percentage of unemployed people in the United States and Japan from 1993 to 1999. According to the graph, the two figures show opposition inclinations.
In March 1993, 7.0 percentage of people in the United States was unemployed. The number decreases gradually to 5.5 in March 1996 and continued to decrease to 5.0 by March 1997. Since then (March 1997-March 1998), it fluctuated slightly around 5.0 percent. In contract, the rate of unemployment in Japan were only 2.5 percent at the beginning (March 1993). By 1998, it increased to 5.0 percent and in the next year (Mar 98-Mar 99), it fluctuated slightly around 5.0 percent.
Overall, there was a decrease in the rate of the United States by 2.0 percent, while there was a 2.5 percent increase for Japan. At the end of the period, the two figures reached a plateau by 5.0 percent.
Please help me correct my writing. Thanks.
In March 1993, 7.0 percentage of people in the United States was unemployed. The number decreases gradually to 5.5 in March 1996 and continued to decrease to 5.0 by March 1997. Since then (March 1997-March 1998), it fluctuated slightly around 5.0 percent. In contract, the rate of unemployment in Japan were only 2.5 percent at the beginning (March 1993). By 1998, it increased to 5.0 percent and in the next year (Mar 98-Mar 99), it fluctuated slightly around 5.0 percent.
Overall, there was a decrease in the rate of the United States by 2.0 percent, while there was a 2.5 percent increase for Japan. At the end of the period, the two figures reached a plateau by 5.0 percent.
Please help me correct my writing. Thanks.
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I wouldn't describe a graph as a (numerical) figure. " The expression works in your final sentence, because you are referring to only the two final figures. " You might want to rethink this.
- I wouldn't describe a graph as a (numerical) figure.
- " The expression works in your final sentence, because you are referring to only the two final figures.
- " You might want to rethink this.
- Anonymous The graph shows the percentage of unemployed people in the United States and Japan from 1993 to 1999.
- According to the graph, the two figures show opposition opposite inclinations.
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I wouldn't describe a graph as a (numerical) figure. Perhaps, "the two representations." The expression works in your final sentence, because you are referring to only the two final figures.
Since you choose to refer to this pictorial in the singular ("The graph shows"), you can't say, "the two graphs show opposite inclinations." You might want to rethink this.
Since you choose to refer to this pictorial in the singular ("The graph shows"), you can't say, "the two graphs show opposite inclinations." You might want to rethink this.
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I don't know how to post picture but there are two lines so should I say 'the two graphs show opposite inclinations'. Thanks
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Probably not. A single graph can have several lines. If it's one big box with a multiple lines, it's still one graph.
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Anonymous should I say 'the two graphs show opposite inclinations'.The problem is that you can't have it both ways. As GG says, you have one box with two lines in it. If you decide you want to call each line "a graph," then you have to come up with another name for the box. You can't say, "I have a graph which shows two graphs."
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